FortiBleed, a credential compromise campaign targeting Fortinet firewalls and VPN gateways, is an ongoing threat that can lock users out of their Fortinet accounts and also lead to ransomware attacks, the FBI and Secret Service said in an alert published Tuesday.
Alert: FortiBleed remains active campaign, can lock out users or lead to ransomware attacks
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